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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2022
Applicant:

The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Laurens Mets, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/01 (2006.01); C12R 1/01 (2006.01); G01N 27/403 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/023 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); C12N 13/00 (2013.01); C12N 15/01 (2013.01); C12R 2001/01 (2021.05); G01N 27/403 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein is an isolatedmicroorganism that is (a) a microorganism ofstrain UC 120910, deposited on Dec. 21, 2010, with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under ATCC® Patent Deposit Designation No. PTA-11561, (b) a variant of the microorganism ofstrain UC 120910, or (c) a progeny of the microorganism ofstrain UC 120910, wherein the variant or progeny retains the phenotypic characteristics of the microorganism ofstrain UC 120910. Also provided herein is a substantially pure culture or monoculture comprising themicroorganism of the disclosure. A system for converting electric power into methane, comprising a biological reactor having at least a cathode, an anode, a presently disclosedmicroorganism, water, and carbon dioxide, and method of using the system for converting electricity into methane are further provided herein.


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